Revolution of August 10, 1809

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The Revolution of August 10, 1809 was an early independence uprising in Quito against Spanish colonial rule, often regarded as a precursor to the broader Latin American wars of independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
independence uprising
revolution
aimedAt independence from Spain
self-government in Quito
alsoKnownAs First Cry of Independence of Quito NERFINISHED
Primer Grito de Independencia de Quito NERFINISHED
chronologicallyPrecedes Ecuadorian War of Independence NERFINISHED
May 1810 revolutions in other Spanish American cities
countryAtTheTime Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
hasAftermath execution and persecution of revolutionaries
restoration of Spanish control in Quito
hasCause Napoleonic invasion of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish colonial rule
creole discontent with peninsular authorities
crisis of the Spanish monarchy
hasCommemoration Independence Day of Quito NERFINISHED
hasDate 1809-08-10
hasHistoricalSignificance influenced later independence movements in northern South America
marked beginning of independence process in territory of modern Ecuador
hasLanguageContext Spanish
hasLeader Bishop José Cuero y Caicedo NERFINISHED
Juan Pío Montúfar NERFINISHED
Juan de Dios Morales NERFINISHED
hasMilitaryAspect armed uprising in Quito
hasParticipant Spanish colonial authorities
criollo elites of Quito
hasPoliticalContext crisis of legitimacy of Spanish colonial authorities
hasRegion Andean region
hasTypeOfGovernmentFormed junta
hasYear 1809
inspiredBy Enlightenment ideas
earlier independence movements in the Americas
isCommemoratedOn August 10
isConsidered first cry of independence in Ecuador
precursor to Latin American independence movements
locatedInPresentDay Ecuador NERFINISHED
opposedBy Viceroyalty of New Granada authorities
royalist troops
partOf Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED
resultedIn establishment of a local junta in Quito
subsequent repression by Spanish forces
temporary overthrow of Spanish authorities in Quito
tookPlaceIn Audiencia of Quito NERFINISHED
Quito NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED

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Patriot forces of Quito participatedIn Revolution of August 10, 1809